Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 296 N·m (218 lb·ft/30.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1575 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 171 km/h, which equates to 106 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2794 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1575 kg | 3472 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | FB60 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3909 cc (238.542 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 91.44 mm
3.75 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 296 Nm (218 ft·lb) (30.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.72 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 951.6 kPa (138 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 651.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.07 kg/kW 20.16 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50424 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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